Re: [ARMini-support] Delete key
- From: Philip Draper <Philip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: armini-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 10:12:21 GMT
In message <mpro.mwhfws00qwd4007bj.lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Steve Fryatt <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 18 Nov, A Rawnsley wrote in message
> <32bcbdac53.rcomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> If I recall, the Keyboard configure plugin should allow "PC delete", but
>> as others have said, RISC OS 5 normally defaults to del-right.
> No: RISC OS 5 removed this option (wisely, IMHO). Delete /always/ deletes
> right (in icons and OS applications); Backspace deletes left.
> However, this doesn't affect third-party applications -- which are expected
> to detect the OS and behave accordingly...
>> Also, Messenger Pro's built in editor has a PC-style-delete option in its
>> Choices window. (Choices... Misc in the editor). Other programs also have
>> this feature (I believe Easiwriter, and a number of others).
> Incuding Ovation Pro, CashBook, Zap and StrongED (the latter two via their
> keymaps)...
> For things that don't, my PCKeys 2 module (*not* PCKeys 1, which is
> something totally different) will allow the Delete, End and Home keys to be
> re-mapped on an application-by-application basis. The recommendation is
> that you use an app's built-in option if at all possible, and fall back to
> PCKeys if there isn't one.
> Copies can be found at http://www.stevefryatt.org.uk/software/utils/ --
> although looking at the recent changelog, I'd probably be inclined to run
> the test build from http://www.stevefryatt.org.uk/software/test/ on an
> ARMiniX. Note that the licenses differ significantly between stable and test
> versions!
Thanks. I had not realised that this was partly on an application by
application basis. Will change the MPro editor.
Philip.
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